Performing dumps
Learn more about the different types of dumps that can be performed and how to manage them, including copying, reporting, and deleting them.
About this task
There
are many types of dumps that can be performed, including:
- Resource dumps
- System dump
- Service processor dump
- IBM® i main storage dump (MSD)
In addition, there are other dumps that generate automatically.
These include:
- Platform event log entry dumps, which are generated by server firmware when a platform event log entry is truncated
- Hardware unit dump